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SolarCity upgraded to Hold from Sell at Axiom

SCTYBought by TSLA

$20.05

0.26 (1.31%)

10/03/16

OPCO

10/03/16NO CHANGEOPCOPerform

Review process of SolarCity acquisition may be delayed, says Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch believes the SEC review process of Tesla's (TSLA) acquisition of SolarCity (SCTY) could be delayed due to recent activity, especially new litigation. Further, the analyst believes extension to the timeline is likely to work against the deal given the risk of ongoing "collaboration to trigger gun-jumping rules." Rusch reiterates a Perform rating on Tesla's shares.

Roth Capital analyst Philip Shen noted media reports in China indicating that certain solar feed-in tariff levels may be cut by 23-52%, depending on region and project type, in January 2017. While there appears to be some confusion on which projects may qualify for the 2016 tariff ahead of the 2017 FIT stepdown, Shen tells investors that he sees the reports on the whole as more negative news for the industry. Publicly traded companies in the solar space include Canadian Solar (CSIQ), First Solar (FSLR), JA Solar (JASO), SolarCity (SCTY), SunEdison (SUNEQ), SunPower (SPWR), Trina Solar (TSL) and Yingli Green Energy (YGE).

09/28/16

BARD

09/28/16NO CHANGETarget $338BARDOutperform

Baird estimates Tesla to report 21,000 deliveries for Q3

Baird analyst Ben Kallo said he expects Tesla (TSLA) to report its Q3 delivery figures by early next week, possibly on Monday, October 3, and he estimates the company will report 21,000 total deliveries, including 12,000 Model S deliveries and 9,000 Model X deliveries. Kallo thinks a delivery number above 20,000 vehicles will be viewed as positive and believes "shorts may return" to Tesla after the delivery announcement as the company's acquisition of SolarCity (SCTY)progresses. The analyst keeps an Outperform rating and $338 price target on Tesla shares.

Baird analyst Ben Kallo noted the "substantial" spread between SolarCity's (SCTY) share price and Tesla's (TSLA) acquisition price and sees it as a short-term trading opportunity as he is increasingly confident that their deal will close, pinning an 80% probability on the chance that the merger occurs. Kallo keeps a Neutral rating and $25 price target on SolarCity shares.